AI-Driven Development: Jira + Claude Code on macOS

Modern development teams live in Jira. Claude Code lives in your terminal. This guide wires them together so Claude can read a ticket, ask you clarifying questions, propose a plan, implement the feature, and open a pull request — all without you leaving your editor. Prerequisites macOS with Homebrew installed A Jira Cloud account (or Jira Data Center ≥ 8.4) A GitHub/GitLab repository for the project Claude Code installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code) 1....

February 22, 2026 · 6 min

Mastering Gitflow on macOS

Gitflow is a proven branching model originally developed by Vincent Driessen. It provides a robust framework for managing features, releases, and hotfixes in software projects. This guide shows you how to set up Gitflow system-wide on macOS. What is Gitflow? Gitflow defines a strict branching workflow with two main branches: main (or master): Always contains production-ready code develop: Integration branch for new features Additionally, there are temporary branches for: Feature branches: For new functionality (branched from develop) Release branches: For release preparation (branched from develop) Hotfix branches: For critical production fixes (branched from main) Gitflow Cheatsheet: https://danielkummer....

February 15, 2026 · 2 min

Using Magit with Emacs

Prerequisites You need the following on macOS before you start: Homebrew installed (package manager for macOS). emacs installed git installed If you do not have Homebrew yet, install it from the official Homebrew website before proceeding. First steps using Magit with Emacs Open Emacs and install Magit: 1 M-x package-install RET magit-gitflow RET Open Magit with: 1 M-m g To test Magit: After modifying your source code, stash your changes with s and commit with c....

February 15, 2026 · 1 min